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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> Bryan Whitledge via Society of American Archivists <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SAA saaleaders] : Urgent Humanities Advocacy Request<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Humanities Alliance is asking those who have connections with legislative staffers or legislators to contact them and
ask them to... -posted to the "SAA Leader List" community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The National Humanities Alliance is asking those who have connections with legislative staffers or legislators to contact them and ask
them to sign-on to a letter of support for increased funding for the NEH and the NEA.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The letters need to be signed by 5:00 pm today (May 6)</span>. If you have a connection to a legislative staffer (or better yet, a legislator), please consider contacting them using a modified version of
the template(s) below.</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thank you and have a nice day,</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Bryan Whitledge</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Member of the Committee on Public Policy, Society of American Archivists</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">--------------------------------------------</span><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Advocates,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As you may have seen, the CARES Act included $75 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities to support educational and cultural institutions as they
confront the COVID-19 crisis. Congress is now considering another round of relief funding, and Representative David Price (D-NC) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) are asking for sign-ons to a letter they are circulating requesting additional relief
funding for the NEH and the NEA. <b>Signatures are due today (May 6) at 5 pm.</b> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I have pasted template messages below for outreach to House and Senate staffers. Please send messages to the House staffers you met with as soon as possible
to encourage them to sign on to the Price/Pingree letter by COB today. Messages to Senate staffers are also helpful, but can be sent by the end of the week. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please reach out with any questions.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alex</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Humanities Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Template message for Representatives</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear __________,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I was so pleased to see relief funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities in the CARES Act. Unfortunately, the funding will cover only a fraction
of the needed assistance. I am writing now in the hope that [<span style="background:yellow">Representative __________</span>] will sign the letter that Reps. Chellie Pingree and David Price are circulating asking for additional relief funding for the NEH.
Signatures are due by COB, today, May 6th. You can click </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfqkdW-855RQu9tXExouqpXdRTe18-LPjJfFiTEd14g4UtalA%2Fviewform&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C0e66c22cd12649cf578908d7f1c77de1%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243711429747603&sdata=OfRK1L63%2FychQZAEhDCsbXTG7Mc9CnC06NBSCjIk8ZA%3D&reserved=0" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqkdW-855RQu9tXExouqpXdRTe18-LPjJfFiTEd14g4UtalA/viewform"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
to sign on.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Humanities organizations and educators are serving communities in crucial and unique ways, yet we are under immense financial pressures and need support from
the NEH to ensure continuity of employment and services. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For additional context, the National Humanities Alliance's statement on the need for additional funding can be found
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I would be more than happy to answer any additional questions or set up a time to speak. Thank you for all your hard work to address this crisis. Again, we very much appreciate the support you've provided to this point and look forward to learning about the
next relief bill.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I was so pleased to see relief funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities in the CARES Act. Unfortunately, the funding will cover only a fraction
of the needed assistance. I am writing to urge [<span style="background:yellow">Senator __________</span>] to support additional relief funding in the next relief bill.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Humanities organizations and educators are serving communities in crucial and unique ways, yet we are under immense financial pressures and need support from
the NEH to ensure continuity of employment and services. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Optional personalized content:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How your organization is connecting people or helping them in other ways during the crisis</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The financial challenges you are facing or those you see in the sector </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For additional context, the National Humanities Alliance's statement on the need for additional funding can be found
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhalliance.org%2Fcovid19_relief_statement&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C0e66c22cd12649cf578908d7f1c77de1%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243711429757596&sdata=ofxGOC9i4kNCjdWu4RgoCWFDoLdH9VJPdsCScAxx9wA%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.nhalliance.org/covid19_relief_statement"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
I would be more than happy to answer any additional questions or set up a time to speak. Thank you for all your hard work to address this crisis. Again, we very much appreciate the support you've provided to this point and look forward to learning about the
next relief bill.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All the best,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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